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Nara UNESCO world heritage sites

Todai-ji at 406-1 Zoshicho
Its Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden) houses the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana known in Japanese as Daibutsu. The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism.

Kasuga-taisha at 160 Kasuganocho
The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up the shrine.

Kofuku-ji at 48 Noboriojicho
Kofuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in the city of Nara, Japan.

Gango-ji at Gokuraku-bo 11
Gango-ji initially held as many as seven halls and pagodas in its precincts, which occupied a wide area within what is now Naramachi, the preserved district of modern Nara city. The original architecture was however, lost over time and notably in fires during the 15th through 19th centuries (Muromachi and Edo periods respectively).

Heijo Palace Site at Sakicho 630-8577, 2 - chome 9-1
The palace consisted of a daidairi (大内裏, also pronounced taidairi), a large rectangular walled enclosure which contained several ceremonial and administrative buildings including the government ministries. Inside this enclosure was the separately walled residential compound of the emperor or the Inner Palace. In addition to the emperor's living quarters, the Inner Palace contained the residences of the imperial consorts, as well as certain official and ceremonial buildings more closely linked to the person of the emperor.

Toshodai-ji at 13-46 Gojocho
The Classic Golden Hall, also known as the kondo, has a single story, hipped tiled roof with a seven bay wide facade. It is considered the archetype of "classical style."

Yakushi-ji Temple at 457 Nishinokyocho
Yakushi-ji (薬師寺) is one of the most famous imperial and ancient Buddhist temples in Japan, and was once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, located in Nara.